Dictionary of Bible Themes Just as the seventh day was observed as a day of rest, so the OT regarded every seventh year as a sabbath year, to be set aside for rest. Exodus 23:10-11The sabbath year See also As a time for leaving fields fallow Leviticus 25:4; 26:34Nehemiah 10:31 Deuteronomy 15:1 An important feature was the opportunity for the poor to benefit from unharvested fields. See also As a time for cancelling debts Deuteronomy 15:9; 31:10Nehemiah 10:31 Deuteronomy 15:12 See also As a time for freeing slaves Jeremiah 34:14Leviticus 25:8-12 The Year of Jubilee as seven Sabbaths See also 1654 numbers, 11-994207 land, divine gift 6658 freedom 7449 slavery, spiritual 7505 Jews, the |
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